Sunday, 12 June 2011

Achieving the (not so) impossible

Hello lovelies!

I've told you before how much I love my New Balance.... they seriously rock my world and it was with their help that yesterday, I achieved the (not so) impossible.

I ran 4 whole miles without stopping... that's the longest continuous run I've ever done. I never got that far in my 10k training last year, and I'd stopped for a walking break way before that in my 10k race last year too.

I'd been slacking off for ages with my training because I was so stressed about my interviews and yesterday I decided enough was enough!

4 miles has always been an elusive number for me.... it involves just a bit more stamina and a bit more perseverance. It's a scary sounding distance for "proper" runners... well not any more! I conquered it!!

I am by no means a fast runner - I average somewhere between 10.15 and 11.35 per mile most of the time but that's ok. I enjoy and and I know that the more I run, the easier it'll get and the faster I'll become.

I remember the days when running just 1 mile made me feel like I was going to die - now I can finish 4 miles feeling strong and powerful. It's a funny little thing but it's made the Great North Run in September feel a heck of a lot more achievable!

Hello! I saw you on Emma's blog :) Congrats on the 4 miles - well done.And I would be the same- I never thought I would run, and started with the 1 min walk, 1 min run plan. So my first 5k race was amazing as I ran it all, and I never thought I would manage it!

Clare - you'd be amazed at how well your body remembers things! I hadn't run since last april but when I started training again in March I managed 1.5 miles so much more easily than when I first started running last year!

Maria - Hi! NIce to meet you :D I'm so syched about running my 10k all the way this year - I didn't stop for walk breaks much last year but it would have been nicer to not stop at all!